Electric flash-light attachment.



P. MEADOWS. ELEGTRIG FLASH LIGHT ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1907.

911381, v Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR.

To all whom it may concern:

I a flash-light, and means for attaching it to worked upon.

' bracket or sup )ort 3, in which the electric with thering 12, an

- FREDERICK MEADOWS, OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF'panying drawings, in which piece which is fitted into a cylindricalshell 2.

one end ofthe filament forming a contact with thebracket, and throughthls with the exter or case. The other end of tho filament to aninsulated plate 8, to which also one I is connected.

"ries the insulating'platc 6 upon which the 'BESI h vmmocz: COPv(,ORNWELL, OF Bl'lltlilll l lY, CALIFORNIA,

.ELECTRIC ELASH-LIGHT ATTACHMENT.

' N0. 918,181e I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 181909, 1

I Application filed March 29, 1907. Serial No. 365,281.

com Jleted, and no light will be shown.

l e operation will be as follows: The ring being upon the finger of theuser, and the wires 9-9" which may be carried in a single cable, asshown, will be connected with :1

Be it known that l, FREDERICK MsAnows, citizen ol the'United States,residing at Berkeley, in the countyof Alameda and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Electric Flash-LightAttachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices andattachments for electric'fiashlights.

It consists in the combination of arts, and in details of constructionwhich Will-be more fully explained by reference to the accomeru iseconveniently disposed. When a light" is to be'shown, the wearer of thedevice presses the spring arm '11 against the ring 12.

wire 9, the bolt 10*, the spring arm 11, the ring 12, the metallicshells, the bracket 3", I the insulated. filament 4 within the globe,the s ring 5, the metal plate Sand the wire 9. he light may thus bevproduced at will by simply pressing the spring 11' against the ring 1-2by the compression of the fingers, and the light \i-ill be cut off byreleasing the the person of the operator, with connected spring 11. fmeans for completing an electrical circuit to This device isliespeciallyuseful for those illuminate parts which are to be inspected or workingin the dark,and needing to use both hands, since the ring being slippedupon the finger, the spring completing a circuit, may be readily pressedinto contact with the ring, by closing the contiguous finger against it.The light will thus be directed ahead and both hands may be used tocarry on the work. It is especially Valuable also for policemen who mayneed to identify persons, or to produce a light, when both hands arcoccu pied as in the case of unruly prisonersyand it may be used for anypurpose where it is convenient and necessary to thus support the light.

Having thus described my invention, what i l claim and desire'to secureby Letters Pat- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating thedevice'as inuse. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional View.

It is the object of my invention to provide A is a lens, bulls-eye, orother transparent 3 is another-cylindrical metallic shell fitting withinthe shell 2, and having a metal light globe, wit l its filament 4, issupported;

connects with the spring 5 \VhlC/l'l is attached line of wire 9 carrin,g the clcc.trical current,

6 is a metal shell fitting over the interior shell 3, and abutting;against the inner end of i cut is the shell 2. The outer end of theshell 6 cari y 1. In a device of the character described, I l 5 anincandescent electric lamp, a bracket and cylindrical support therefor,a two-part se'c tional casing rcmovably fitting said support,amultiplyin'g lens fitting onc of said sections, insulated contactscarried by theother secplate 8 -is fixed.

12 is aring fixed to and having metallic contact withtheshell ('5, thisring being open on one side, or tithcrwise adapted to fit the finger ofthe person using, the device.

llis a curvedjspring arm fixed to the side contact with said section,and an elastic conot' theshell 6, and separated therefrom by tact piececontiguous to the ring and through means of an insulation 10, and a boltor g which an electrical circuit may be completed screw 10 passingthrough the insulation. with the other lamp terminal. 7 To this-bolt andinterior to the shell 6 is fixed 2. The combinationin a device of thecharth'e otherline wire 9 T hezspring arm 11 is j acter described, of atwo-partscparab'le cas exterior to and ap roximat'ily concentric ingzcarrying respectively a mugnifymg lens l -as long as the two reandterminal contacts, a reflector bracket T0 HERBER';

main separate no electrical circuit will be small battery carried uponthe person orv oth.-'

A circuit will then be formed through the tion, a linger ring fixed toand in metallic nag, and insulated from the casing, and eleclvitnesses:

upon opposite ends of which the C&Sl11% see- In testimony whereofl havehereunto set trons ere telescoped, an Incandescent amp 1 my hand 1npresence of two subscnbmg mt- 10 mounted 1n the bracket, 9. conductmgfinger I messes,

ring fixed to the casing, an elastic armconi 1 1 r centn'c, and normallyout of-contact with the l REDLRIOK D trio connections through the lampwith the S. H. N 0111:51 1,

ring and the arm. FREDERICK E. MAYNARD.

